![]() So, rather than duke it out, he tells a fib that serves to bring Joo-kyung and Soo-ho back together for good. He also knows that once Soo-ho is back (and so is their adorable bromance!) that he has no chance at all. He’s being swoony towards Joo-kyung, but he can tell as well as we can that she has no romantic feelings for him. Indeed, Seo-joon really outdoes himself here. It’s the second leadiest of moves, and I’ll never get tired of the “just three dates” concept, and the self-sacrificing sweetness of our textbook second leads. She’s also a little confused, because this re-meeting is exactly at the same time that Seo-joon finally works up the nerve to confess to Joo-kyung. The two have a fateful first snow meeting at Namsan Tower, but Joo-kyung nurses her broken heart and tries to avoid Soo-ho for a bit. Why is he looking for her now? Why was it okay to leave her for two years, but now that he’s back, it’s okay to find her again? I don’t know. Soo-hoo pulls radio silence for about two years, and when he finally turns back up in Seoul (looking more mature and also hotter, I might add), he’s got a one-track mind: Where is Joo-kyung. It makes no sense why they can’t have a long-distance relationship for a little bit instead.īut logic be damned. This couple is, and has been, adorable and committed. I’m not against all expressions of noble idiocy, but this instance was not well-received by yours truly. Seo-joon is a fixture in the house, sleeps over, is comfortable with the family… and he’s still very much in love with Joo-kyung.Īfter our two-year time jump, Joo-kyung is single, and here’s why: Soo-ho was delayed in the States due to his father’s grave illness, and he decides it’s better for them to have a painful and nonsensical break-up rather than have her “wait for him.” They’re not dating, but they’re very close. The cliffhanger last week made it look like Seo-joon and Joo-kyung were dating (or, it did to me). Instead, we take a final turn with our characters, our love triangle, and see where they land as young adults. I would have rather kept the future in the future, and enjoyed a good wrap-up. The bright side, though? More Seo-joon.īut is that enough to make it worthwhile? For me, it wasn’t. ![]() The downside of these final two episodes is: a two-year jump, an incomprehensible breakup between Joo-kyung and Soo-ho, and major heartache for Seo-joon. This begs the question, why not end the series around Episode 13/14, with a nice solid and satisfying landing? We might never understand the true reasoning, but the drama’s final week seems purely for the sake of filling space, alluding to source material for fans, and - oh yeah - giving us the full-fledged second lead agony we didn’t get to experience at maximum force during the previous fourteen episodes. So, let’s briefly talk about why these episodes were disappointing - but without letting it detract from the drama, since overall it really was fun and sweet.Īs mentioned above, the main storyline was wrapped up last week, and quite well. But, since the real substance of our story was beautifully concluded last week, our final episdoes wind up feeling more like filler than actual wrap-up.Īll in all, I really enjoyed True Beauty, so I don’t want to let my annoyance over the two final episodes take away from that. ![]() In its final week, True Beauty throws us a few curveballs along the lines of noble idiocy, fan service, and some manufactured drama. 44 FebruFebruTrue Beauty: Episodes 15-16 Open Thread (Final) by missvictrix
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